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, .- . Peter.s Principles Peter Nielsen ,r .. "..!. Study links " ~air loss, neart attack " " . " !lIth 'from Milford e-mails t~lIIng us about his hair Iq~s In retent years and Yjonders If there may be an underlying \l health contern. #ch, many men EjXperience male Ij~ttern baldness and rrent research shows at could raise a red ~ ig. A newly released dy looked at 19,OQO en and showed that en with middle-aged b~ldness had a 34 ri~rcent higher chance qf having a heart '1~t~ck. The results *te even more disturbing for men fth baldness and high ])]ood pressure. That gtoup had an 80 percent higher chance ~fsuffering an attack tllan men with full Jl~ad~ of hair and qormal blood pressure. l1~ctor in high dholesterol ~fa heart and the risk attack aicreascs to a startling ~popercent! 11>e reason for the link '!':n't exactly known yet. But until more m!search is done, men W~th hair loss should be extra careful to keep high blood pressure "lId chol~sterol control! uuder If NOU have a health or fitri~ss question you would like answered in the Observer Ii £qcentric Newspapers, e-mail Peter at www.peternielsen.com. Catch P~ter daiiy on WDIV-NBC4 & WWJNews Radio 95D. Cqntact him at Peter Nielsen's Personal Trainin~ OIub in West Bloomfield or Nielsen's Town Center Health CiUb '" Southfield , &£08388418 , Newfound freedom Insulin pumps change children's lives BY LINDA ANN CHOMIN STAFF WRITER Katie Schremser-likes to sleep in just like any other teenager. Until age 12 she had to crawl out of bed to take an insulin shot at the same time every day. ' A diabetic since before her second birthday, the 17-year-old Plymouth Salem High School student discovered it didn't have to be that way if she wore an insulin pump. At age 12, she was not only able to throwaway her sleep schedule but rigid diet as well. The device administers a short acting insulin boost automatically once an hour, but she can trigger a bolus dose before meals and snacks or to correct high blood glucose levels. With 'IYPe I diabetes, the body is unable to produce insulin to maintain healthy blood sugar or glucose levels. "If! wanted to I could go out and get a frozen Coke and not have to worry about skipping a meal because it raised my blood sugar;' said Schremser. "This whole world opens up when you use the pump. I'm even healthier. It helps you keep it in control." The first big, chunky pump hung unattractively from her waist. Today's new generation of high-tech devices are about the size of a small cell phone and can be programmed easily. Before, Schremser had to calculate the dosage according to the number of carbohydrates she was about to eat. The pump saves her time which is of the essence with her busy schedule as a member of the student council, National Honor Society and PCEP (Plymouth-Canton Educational Park) Wind Ensemble. The insulin pump lits in the palm of the hand. Last fall, she competed with the Plymouth Salem girls swim team and last spring helped coach a middle school swim team in addition to teachin$ swimming at a local fitness club. COLLEGE-BOUND HAVE YOUR CAKE AND EAT IT TOO. Flagstar's 36-month Penalty-Free CD Close the account or Take a one time withdrawal anytime during the term of the CD No Penalty'. 36-month 4 50% CD • APY' Schremser expects to be even busier next fall. She's been accepted to Purdue and the University of Michigan to study chemical engineering. "It's a /lluch greater challenge to participate in sports without the pump:' said her mother, Gina Schremser. "The pump has simplified her life and made it much more normal:' Karl Ritter has seen the difference the pump has made in 7-year-old son Robbie's life even though he's only worn the device since April. Before that, the Garden City boy had taken injections of four different insulins twice a day since he was nearly age 4. Thday, the secondgrade student swims, rides his bike and bowls in a league at Oak Lanes in Westland. The pump allows him to program activity before exercising or participating in sports. The only time he removes the pump is before jumping on a trampoline. He can even wear it in the shower because it's waterproof. "Before he could eat only certain things," said Karl Ritter. "Ifhe didn't, his blood sugar would go too low or too high. The pump means no more shots and his average blood sugar reading has gone down. The pump eliminated the need for long acting insulin. It mimics a person's pancreas. "It's a new way oflooking at diabetes. People think you can't eat sugar. The American Diabetic Association has said, 'a carb is a carb' so they're not as Katie Schremser has used an insulin pump since age 12. She turns lB on Dec. 28. restricted. He doesn't feel excluded. It gave him a newfound freedom and he even knows how to program the pump:' Robbie has no problem reading food labels then programming in the amount of carbohydrates in the chips and cookies he snacked on between frames. He sa)'o 1.L\;doesn't miss the shots and feels healthier. Ritter had been looking for symptoms such as thirst in her five young sons for years before Robbie was diagnosed. She was afraid they would develop the disease like her aunt who has lived with juvenile or Type I dia- jttJt!lring PI,.'i':JUlWi(.ln W(.'Stland. $125/ couple 734/S25~35SO PageCIO Sunday, Dac,mb,r 18, 2005 BILL BRESLER I STAFf PHOTOGRAPHER (') - Hugh Gallagher, editor/ (734) 953-2149 Fax:(734) 591-7279 hgaliagher@hometownlile.com www.hometownlife.com betes since age 7. Unlike Robbie, Karen Marvel grew up not eating sweets for 59 of her 66 years. The pump has changed her life. "It really is a miracle. I carry it in my pocket and can take insulin at any time. I feel better and have a lot more energy," said Marvel, a Livonia resident who received her pump in August. "My sugar has gone down and my kidney function has improved." KIDNEYS, EYES AFFECTED featuring Cassens Murphy Uvonia:$160/couple Includes Top Shelf Pa.clclige ,:llIill> 734/427-9110 Hellenic • Cultural Center Roma PLEASE SEE INSULIN, ClI Celebrate New Year's with Our Fatuily Saturday, December 31 7:30pm to 2 JliiIl_ Burton ~ Manor tetJturmg CiulIltlel6 Garden City: $75/ couplE' 7341422-4S5ll NEW this year: Burton Manor teams up with Oldies 104.3 WOMC and Gail Purtan Ovarian Cancer Research Fund to make your evening even more memorable. Spedal guest appearance by WOMC's Dana Masucd. A portion of your ticket price goes to Gail Purtan 011arittll Cancer Research Fund. TICKETS NOW ON SALE! 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www.hometownllfe.com TOM HAWLEY I STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Robbie Riller runs up to throw his bowling ball at Oak Lanes in Westland. Robbie has been able to become very active now that he has a insulin pump that he carries in his pocket. INSULIN FROM PAGE CIO Nugget Burkhart knows all too well that uncontrolled diabetes da:inages the kidneys aud eyes. The nurse practitioner works in the University , of Michigau pediatric endocrinology department's outpatient clinic which follows about 1,000 diabetic children, ages birth to 2L U-M started its pump program in 1998 after taking part in the Diabetes Control Complications Trial, which studied the use of the pump in ages 13 to 39 from 1983 to 1992. U-M and Burkhart now have more than 400 children on insulin pumps including Schremser and Ritter. "The study proved that tight- DECEMBER Depression lecture Darlene Doute, an adult psychiatric mental health nursing and clinICal nurse specialist at St. Mary Mercy Hospital, gives tips on coping with holiday stress 10 30-1130 a m. Monday, Dec, 19 at the Northville Senior Center Req'stratlOil reqUired r " L...J, II t,le- :'L,\ ,\.1< • I' J l u, indICate when your body IS under too much stress 6:15 p m. Tuesday, Dec. 20 and Jan. 3, iearn about three kinds of stress and how to decrease emotional, chemical and physical stress. The workshop aiso teaches Trigger Point Theraov whICh is a natural way to relieve tight and sore muscles, at 8524 Canton Center Road, Canton. Guest lecturer IS Dr Michaei Brackney, D.C. No charge, but seating is limit. To reserve a space, call (734) 455-4444. G.E.M.S. Group ExerCISe for Multiple ScleroSIS meets 6-7 p.m, Dec. 23 and every Friday evening at the livonia YMCA on Stark Road, It is a water exerCise class for MS patients and their families. Support group meeting from 7:15-8:15 p.m. For information, call Karolyn Davis. (734) 459-9715, or Mike Hickey, (734) 522-0036 Recovery Inc. The group meets Dec. 23, and every Friday, in the Southfield Parks & Recreation Building on Evergreen at Holiday card sales to benefit cancer patients Stay in touch with friends and family while supporting a good cause at the same time. Beaumont Hospital's Integrative Medicine program is selling holiday cards to benefit programs for cancer patients at Beaumont. The cards, one with a snowy, winter scene and the other with colorful poinsettias, are available in packs of 10 for $15.90. All proceeds from the cards, minus printing costs benefit cancer patients. The greetings inside the cards are generic. The designs were donated by Clarkston artist Jail Mayer, an ll-year cancer survivor. To order, 7837. call (248) 551- Beaumont's Integrative Medicine program offers treatments such as medical massage, healing touch, -t guided imagery, yoga, meditation, and Reiki to snpplement standard therapy. It is part ofthe hospital's Oncology Services department. - ly controlling the sugar prevents diabetes complications;' said Burkhart, an registered nurse with a master's degree in 'pediatric nursing. She's worked with diabetic children since 1983 and was hired to set up the U-M pump program. "If blood sugar is kept as close to the normal range as possible, the study showed it reduced kidney and eye damage by about 70 percent. "Today we have much better tools than ever before, very sophisticated technology, fast acting insulin. We know a lot more abont the diet and connting carbohydrates. We have a goal of trying to control the blood sugar as well as possible and promote normal growth and development." It's Burkhart's job to educate' the children on how to use the MEDICAL DATEBOOK 10 1/2 Mile. For more information, cali (734) 464-0027, Half an hour 10 health A fun and :nformatlve look at how the human body works and the five aspects of health. Lecture includes a dIScussion on the most beneficial foods and the most harmful for your health I earn how low carb diets may 1 ,I , .,~ ,["r, '),1" "Jr sorre Inll" al"j 1,01, 10 (el( dllJ dllilK to reach your optlmalleveis of health 6:15 p.m Tuesday, Dec. 27, at 8524 Canton Center Road, Canton. Guest lecturer IS Dr. MIChael Brackney, D,C.No charge, but seating IS limit. To reserve a space, call (734) 455-4444. Eating disorders support Groups meet 7-8:30 p.m. Mondays at Wiliiam Beaumont Hospital, 3601 W,13 Mile, west of Woodward, use east entrance and take centrai elevators to 10th floor classroom A & B; 7-8:30 p,m. Wednesdays at Garden City Hospital, 6245 Inkster, between Ford and Warren, use main entrance, take elevators after the gift shop down to WHY DRUGS STOP WORKING pump so they can live as normal a childhood as possible. "About 95 percent of what they do is self-management and they have to do it all day long, every daY;' said Burkhart. "They have to learn to think like a pancreas. We teach them technical skills, how to program the pump, load the insulin and care for the tiny Teflon catheter that goes in subcutaneously and must be changed every two to three days. "They have so much to learn. After they begin using the pump, so many families tell us they got their kid back They act like they used to act. They don't have mood swings and do better in school. These kids are an inspiration to all of us." Ichomin@hometownlife.com I (734) 953-2145 the auditorium on the right. Family and friends support is on the second Wednesday of each month, parents oniy on fourth Wednesday of each month, at the same time and place as the Monday night closed group. For more Information, call (734) 324- 3089. Having d baby St. Mary Mercy Hospital IS offering a six-week childbirth education class 7- 9 P m Monday, Jan. 2 to Feb. 6, learn what to expect during pregnancy, labor and delivery, classes based on Lamaze Method and inciude exercise, relaxation breathmg techniques and comfort measures to assist expectant mom through labor, includes iniormation on anesthesia options, medication, nutrition, famiiy adjustment and the importance of the support person's role, :n Classroom 1 at the hospital, 36475 Five Mile at Levan, Livonia. To register, call (734) 655-1162, You have either expenenced the follOWing or know someone to whom it has happened: You are taking medication lor, say, rheumatoid arthrltls, and dOing well You sleep Without disruption, can awake in the mormng With slight sllflness that resolves after 10-15 minutes of activity. You go through your day wlthoul undue fatigue, and can enjoy an evemng out when the opportunity anses. Then over one or several days, everything changes' pain diSrupts your sleep, JOint aching purses you throughout the day, and by evening you are too exhausted to do anything but Sit on a couch. You may conclude that you have become 'immune" to the mediCine that formally worked for you. Your doctor sees a more complicated situation. You may be right in part, your medicine may no longer be dOing its job. Most arthritis mediCines work at the cellular level, often controlling intraceltuiar channeis that direct the entrance and exit of molecular solutions. Over time the body develops alternative channels that bypass what the drug counteracted. The result is return of inflammation. Another cause of pain is that your arthritis has progressed, you may hurt because your JOints are :yiorsenmg despite medication, Fmally, the pam you experience may be the result of another condition other than the arthntis for which you are l:lOd~r treatment, as lor example, new flbromyalgta. The doctor sees hIS Job as separating put these POSSibilities since each cause or their combination, r~quires a different medical response. At times, only changing your therapy in stages wilt uncover the reason for the flare in pam, You may need patience, just at the time you most want immediate retiel. www.drjjweiss.yourmd.com OE08396442 Spine Surgeon Nilesh Patel, MD- , a member of , Oakwood Annapolis : Hospital's medical staff - is . currently accepting patients at the Oakwood Healthcare , Center - Canton, located at , 7300 Canton Center Road. ; Dr. Patel's specialty focuses on , aduit spinal disorders with a : special inter~st in cervical , spine disorders, minimally : invasive techniques and motion preserving technology. Dr. Patel - who grew up in : Canton - completed a , combined Orthopedic and Spine surgeon comes hom~ Neurosurgical Spine Surgery fellowship at New England Baptist Hospital in Boston. He received his medical degree, with honors, from the i Northeastern Ohio Universities I College of Medicine. Dr. I Patel's affiliations include an I active membership in the I North American Spine Society. 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